You see it time and time again.... The Genesis rankings. They are usually the same. Prog era 1-7 and then the rest. The uniqueness of Genesis fails to account for the body of their work. Each era is different, not better. It is discriminated by taste, not quality. For each extended song from the prog era there is a pop song that can be considered just as great by others. It is up the listener to decide which song they like. Rankings mean nothing.To prove my point, I just recently read a list from prog-sphere. They claim the From Genesis to Revelation is better than Abacab and We Can't Dance. Really? The first album is a tribute album to the Beatles at best. Most songs are 3-5 minutes long which by prog standards are "pop" songs. The only rationale for ranking this album so high is that it does not have Phil Collins on the album, and there lies the problem. Fading Lights is much closer to prog than Silent Sun, but some dislike the Collin's era Genesis to acknowledge the contributions that were excellent songs.
There will never be a ranking that reflects a general consensus of the music. Fans are divided into 2 eras of Genesis (Some are 3 eras if you included the 2 post Gabriel albums with the foursome.) These lists serve to divide our tastes in music, not unite them. Does it really matter? For new fans, they love the music as a whole, and that's the best ranking of all.
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